older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
department store; department
lottery; tombola; drawing
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
how; in what way; how about
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
attraction; lure; invitation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest